Transdiagnostic Internet-delivered REBT Intervention for Adolescents' Internalizing Problems

Babes-Bolyai University106 enrolled

Overview

To investigate the efficacy and mechanisms of change of an Internet-delivered transdiagnostic REBT intervention for adolescents with internalizing problems.

The main objectives of this study are to evaluate the efficacy and mechanisms of change of an Internet-delivered Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy for adolescents (12-15 years) diagnosed with a principal anxiety or depressive disorder according to DSM-5 criteria. Participants will be randomly allocated to one of the two groups: experimental (REBTonAd) and waitlist control. The intervention is structured in 8 modules and will be delivered over six weeks. Assessments will be conducted at four time points: baseline, post-treatment, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

106

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders Social Anxiety Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder Panic Disorder Persistent Depressive Disorder Major Depressive Disorder

Interventions

Transdiagnostic Internet-delivered REBTBEHAVIORAL

The protocol is based on Rational Emotive and Behavioral Therapy (REBT; Ellis, 1962, 1994). The program will consist of 8 modules, delivered online over six weeks.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 15 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 12 and 15 years * A principal diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder, or Major Depressive Disorder as defined by DSM-5 (APA, 2013) * Not currently following another treatment (psychotherapy, pharmacological treatment); * Internet access * Ability to read and write Romanian Exclusion Criteria: * Suicidal ideation * Severe depression * Any physical and mental health acute problem that requires hospitalization * Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, psychosis, bipolar disorder or mental disability

Locations (1)

Babeș-Bolyai University

Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Internalizing problems measured with the Youth Self-Report 11/18 (YSR; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001)

Change in self-reported internalizing problems from baseline to post-treatment, at 6 months post treatment. Higher scores indicate higher levels of internalizing problems.